Kirklees
North Huddersfield Trust School
GCSE results 2026: every Kirklees school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 36.3 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 36.3
- Attainment 8
- 31%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.35
- Progress 8
- [-0.58, -0.11]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 175 | 131 | 131 (100%) | 236 |
| September 2025 | 169 | 141 | 141 (100%) | 251 |
| September 2024 | 207 | 161 | 160 (99%) | 266 |
| September 2023 | 204 | 109 | 109 (100%) | 214 |
| September 2022 | 200 | 132 | 132 (100%) | 242 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Kirklees’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 208 | 36.3 | — | 30.8% | 3.8% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 198 | 35.7 | — | 25.8% | — | 8.6% | 2.8 |
| 2023/2024 | 157 | 35.3 | -0.35 | 24.2% | — | 20.4% | 2.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 158 | 40.9 | +0.14 | 37.3% | — | 13.3% | 3.4 |
| 2021/2022 | 166 | 35.8 | -0.44 | — | — | 18.0% | 2.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Kirklees for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136502 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Region | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Foundation school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Andrew Fell |
| Trust | The North Huddersfield Trust |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | HD2 1DJ |
| Pupils | 1,039 |
| FSM eligible | 52.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Woodhouse Hall Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1DJ
http://www.nhtschool.co.uk/1484452100| DfE number | 4801 |
| UKPRN | 10036352 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |